Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | May 4, 1968
Occupation(s) | Actor, acting coach |
Years active | 1990–present |
Website | Actorscomedystudio.com |
Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher (born May 4, 1968) is an American acting coach, writer, director, producer, actor and comedian. He founded Actors Comedy Studio in Los Angeles, California, and is a staff writer for Backstage West.[1] He is a graduate of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writer’s Program and is featured in Judy Kerr's Hollywood Survival Guide: Acting is Everything.[2]
Career
[edit]Rohrbacher is an alumnus of the ACME Comedy Theater in Hollywood, California, where he was a member of the main company. As a faculty member, he taught improv, developed sketch writing courses, and directed the school’s performance labs.[3]
In 2011, he opened Actors Comedy Studio with Lauren Marie Bertoni.[4] ACS focuses on acting for sitcoms and on-camera audition techniques.[5]
Rohrbacher designed and taught the Acting for Animators program for Disney Animation Studios. He was a character consultant on two of Disney's feature films: Meet the Robinsons and Bolt.[6] He consulted for Klasky Csupo Animation Studios. He also wrote animation for DreamWorks and Sony Animation’s Mega Babies.
As an actor, Rohrbacher starred in two pilots for NBC: Prime Time Comedy, produced by George Schlatter, and the semi-improvised sitcom The Weekend. He also appeared in Boutonniere, starring Zachary Quinto and Wendy McLendon-Covey, which was the 2009 24FPS International Short Film Festival Silver Medal winner.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Prime Time Comedy | Various | Pilot |
2005 | The Weekend | Actor | Pilot |
2009 | The Boutonniere | Doll Show Host | Short Film |
2009 | Numbers | Jeremy | Short Film |
2011 | Jon Benjamin Has A Van | Prison Inmate | Episode Title: The Curse |
2011 | Girl Parts | Super Fan | Episode: "Pilot" & "Finale" |
2013 | Happy Endings | Little Guy | Episode: "The Ballad of Lon Sarofsky" |
2014 | The Tiffany and Erin Show | Dan | 1 Episodes |
2014 | Chasing Denzel | Casting Director | Short Film |
2016 | Heidi | Friend #3 | |
2016 | Aged | Rex | |
2018-2019 | Law Law Land the Series | Mr. Stavinski |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher - Expert Contributor to". Backstage.com. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ Kerr, Judy. Acting Is Everything: An Actor's Guidebook for a Successful Career in Los Angeles. 11th Gold ed. Studio City: September Pub., 2006. Print.
- ^ "Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher". Actorscomedystudio.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "9 Places to Study Comedy in Los Angeles". backstage.com. 2019-07-01.
- ^ Strassberg, Rebecca (2014-10-21). "1 Thing Every Aspiring Sitcom Actor Must Know | Acting Tips | Training Advice, Best Monologues, How-tos". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "Disney | Erik C Schmidt". Erikcschmidt.dk.php54serv8.webhosting.dk. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "2009 Winners | 24fps International Short Film Festival". 24fpsfest.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-28.